how does electric charges come in woolen sweaters?

When wool is rubbed with our body, it gains electrons from our body due to friction with our body hair and the hair that lost electrons get positively charged. In a dark room when we remove the woolen cloth the negatively charged woolen cloth comes in contact with the positively charged hair and small electric discharge occurs. This result in faint but visible sparks.

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